As time went on, Ding Qiunan's temper became increasingly eccentric.
Especially after the children started school, she spent most of her time at home except for going to work.
Li Qin and Aunt Ding took turns coming to keep her company. Even Lou Xiao'e came and stayed here for a month just to keep her company.
The three children always come home on weekends.
Ding Qiunan knew what everyone had done for her, and she was truly grateful for everyone's tolerance over the years. She wanted to make some changes, but she just couldn't muster any interest in anything she did.
Autumn has passed and winter has come. 1980 has passed quickly, and it is now February 1, 1981. In three days, it will be the New Year.
Li Chu has been in the southwest for almost ten months.
It's not fair to say there was absolutely no news. Last November, a letter finally arrived. The letter was very simple; it just said that I was safe and sound.
This letter made Ding Qiunan cry all night.
But she could finally relax a little, at least she knew her man was still alive.
Today is Sunday. It snowed all night last night, but the snow stopped when she woke up this morning. She and her three children started shoveling snow in the yard and on the roof.
After shoveling the snow, the steamed buns on the stove were ready.
Ding Qiunan picked up all the steamed buns and put them in a basin, then took them to the yard. She and the children ate them while feeding the dogs.
Suddenly, the Monkey King caught a bun, but before he could even eat it, he spat it out and started barking loudly at the front yard.
The other dogs did the same; they either spat out what was in their mouths or swallowed it and started barking. After barking a few times, they all ran to the front yard together.
Ding Qiunan and the children couldn't come over no matter how hard they tried to call them.
The scene unfolding before her eyes gave Ding Qiunan a sense of déjà vu.
She quickly realized that it was 1976, when her husband returned from earthquake relief efforts, and the dogs back then were in the same state.
bidige.
With a clatter, the basin she was holding fell to the ground, and she stood up and ran to the front yard.
Only three children remained, staring at each other in bewilderment.
"Sister Hui, what's wrong with Qiu Nan's mother?"
"I don't know, let's go take a look!"
Ding Qiunan had already run to the front yard, where several dogs were already at the gate, vying to stand up and pull the bolt.
Without wasting any time, she ran over, unlatched the door, opened the gate, and rushed out.
The sound of the gate opening and the barking of the dog made the people who had just gotten out of the car at the entrance of the alley on the west side turn around and look over.
Ding Qiunan, who had already run out and was standing on the road, could no longer hold back. Ignoring the fact that another person had gotten off the bus, she rushed over and threw herself into the arms of the first person who got off, bursting into tears.
Seeing his leader and his wife embracing, Tian Jun blushed slightly and quickly turned his head away to help Li Chu take down the luggage that was placed in the back of the car.
At this moment, the three children in the yard also ran out. As soon as they came out, they saw their father return, and their mother was crying in their father's arms.
Li Chu hugged his wife tightly. He hadn't expected to be gone for so long. If it weren't for the health issue that the leader at the sanatorium had, and the other doctors having some trouble handling it, he might not have been able to come back.
"Alright, honey, let's go back and talk about it. The kids are still standing at the door." He lowered his head and whispered in his wife's ear.
Ding Qiunan nodded in his arms, wiped her tears on her clothes, and then looked up to carefully examine her husband.
I've gotten tanned. I never used to get tanned no matter how much sun I tanned in the summer, but this time I finally did. I have a stubble beard, and...
She reached out and took off the hat her husband was wearing. Sure enough, she wasn't mistaken; he was now bald.
Her husband's bald look made Ding Qiunan, who was still crying, burst out laughing.
The barking of several dogs also attracted Li Qin and Wang Ziwen from next door. Ding's parents, who lived further east, also faintly heard the barking. Apart from their daughter's dog, there were no stray dogs in this alley, so the barking must mean something was wrong. The old couple, carrying their grandson, also ran out.
Seeing what happened at the entrance of the alley, the group smiled with satisfaction.
After ten months, Ding Qiunan finally showed a happy smile, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Holding it in like that for too long would have been terrible. Now that's good, there's definitely nothing more to worry about.
When Li Chu saw her sister and brother-in-law, and her father-in-law and mother-in-law all come out, she happily greeted them. Everyone knew that the couple hadn't seen each other for so long and must have a lot to talk about, so they just exchanged greetings and went home. Ding's mother even thoughtfully took Wenhui and the other two to her own home as well.
Back in his house, he told Xiaotian to put his luggage on the floor and then sent him back to the hospital.
She left the task of closing the gate and bolting it to the dogs. Ding Qiunan hugged her man tightly from behind, afraid that if she let go, he would disappear again.
Li Chu smiled and carried his wife from behind to the front, then sat her down on the sofa.
"Don't worry, honey, I won't leave this time."
"Are we really not going anymore?"
"I'm not going, I really don't need to go!"
He then cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.
It's been ten months; this is the longest time the two have been apart since they got married.
Or perhaps, after so much time, they've both almost forgotten the taste of meat.
Li Chu's kiss was like a thunderbolt striking a raging fire, and it was unstoppable.
It was also thanks to Wenhui and the other two that their grandmother called them over.
When Li Chu reappeared in the living room, it was two hours later.
Baldness is easy to manage, or rather, it doesn't need any management at all. It's no different from washing your face. He walked out of the bathroom wearing a sweater and long underwear.
Not long after, Ding Qiunan came out, drying her hair with a towel, her face flushed.
Li Chu naturally took the towel from his wife's hand and helped her dry her hair.
The two of them tacitly avoided mentioning what had happened in the past ten months.
One dared not ask, the other dared not speak.
Li Chu was still a little scared. He didn't know if his wife had noticed the scars on his body, and if she asked, what he should say.
Tell her that you strongly requested to participate in the frontline rescue of the wounded.
Tell her that at that moment she forgot everything and only thought about saving people?
Some things are easier said than heard!
With such a large scar, how could Ding Qiunan not see it unless she was blind?
Even if she couldn't see it, based on her understanding of her husband's body, she could tell where there was a change just by touching him.
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